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Life After Defo

Deptford Goth

Life After Defo

Debut album of soulful synth pop / R&B from South London singer-songwriter Daniel Woolhouse, produced by Rodaidh McDonald, responsible for the xx debut

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Merok
UK Release date
18/03/2013
US Release date
19/03/2013
  1. 10.0 |   Art Rocker

    Incorporates both the r’n’b and lo-fi attributes that ruminate through the likes of The XX and James Blake, yet simultaneously manages to sound distinctively alone
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  2. 9.0 |   The 405

    Each listen of the record reveals something fresh, be it a line of synth or a new take on the lyrics
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  3. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A truly captivating debut, with a poignancy that lasts far beyond the first listen
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  4. 8.5 |   BBC

    Delight in soulfully articulated, machine-driven melancholia, and you’ve just found your album of 2013
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Proves that atmospheric electronic music can be made euphoric, uplifting and moving
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  6. 8.0 |   Bowlegs

    Despite lyrics of despair and melancholic yearning the twinkling production and glistening soundscapes sometimes manage to elate rather than depress
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  7. 8.0 |   Clash

    An absolute thesis on pop experimentalism
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  8. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    A spectral beauty
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  9. 8.0 |   Q

    Think Perfume Genius, Toro Y Moi, James Blake. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Very much of the xx school of half-starved bedsit minimalism. Print edition only

  11. 7.0 |   NME

    A record where subtle and restrained emotion is the driving force
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  12. 7.0 |   DIY

    Scattered with the odd moment that’ll leave you in no doubt that Woolhouse is far from the finished product, he nonetheless offers glimpses of a talent that is at times unrivalled
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  13. 7.0 |   All Music

    A promising debut with a distinctively cozy take on life's bittersweet moments
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  14. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Life After Defo convinces, its downcast, sweet-bleak beauty becoming more individual with every play
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  15. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Not that Woolhouse’s head isn’t an alluring place to be. But with so little variation, Defo’s 40 minutes can grow tiresome
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  16. 6.0 |   Pitchfork

    Luxurious ambient icing
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  17. 4.0 |   Mojo

    It feels hemmed in by its own musical limitations. Print edition only


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